David Contorno – Status Quo’s Worst Nightmare

“Trusting carriers to manage your healthcare spend is like trusting American Express to manage your corporate expenses. We all know Amex gets a percentage of all charges, so if they had their way, employees would charge anything and everything on it. After all, the employer pays the bill. Wait, same with health insurance. They make a vig (the interest on a shark’s loan) on every claim and the employer pays the bill…..” – David Contorno

David Contorno is president of Lake Norman Benefits. Contorno is a native New Yorker and entered this field at the young age of 14, doing marketing for a major life insurance company. During his 20-plus years in the insurance business, Contorno has engaged in providing group insurance in various types of markets and industries ranging from manufacturing companies to privately held investment management companies.

Contorno has received numerous levels of recognition. To name a few: In 2004, he received a broker spotlight and was recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield as an outstanding broker of service, and in 2005 through 2015 United Healthcare honored him with the Echelon award reserved for the top 1% of agents nationally.

Contorno served on the board of directors for Healthreach Community Clinic, a not-for-profit medical clinic serving the working uninsured. He also served on the NC Insurance Commissioners Life and Health Agent Advisory Committee, as well as participating in the technical advisory group that helped with the market reforms required under the Affordable Care Act in North Carolina.

In 2015, Contorno was recognized as Benefits Selling Magazine and BenefitsPro.com broker of the year. He is an active member in the Lake Norman and Moorseville-South Iredell Chambers of Commerce and is a member of the National, North Carolina, Charlotte, New York and Long Island Associations of Health Underwriters. He currently serves on the board of the both the NC and Charlotte chapters.

In addition, he enjoys being a part of Rotary International and of the membership drive for the United Way, assisting the local Habitat for Humanity chapter and the Dove House Child Advocacy Center and participating in networking functions.

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